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Comparison

Amazon Q Developer vs Sweep

On the evidence we track, Amazon Q Developer leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Amazon Q Developer full profile →Sweep full profile →
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★Amazon Q Developer74
Sweep65
Score
Vioscale score
Amazon Q Developer74 / 100medium · 74%
Sweep65 / 100medium · 55%
Pricing
Free tier
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Model
Amazon Q Developerfreemium
Sweepfreemium
Price level
Amazon Q Developermid
Sweeplow
Starting price
Amazon Q Developer$19
Sweep–
Transparent
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Integrations
Count
Amazon Q Developer21
Sweep3
Security
Disclosure policy
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Fedramp
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Gdpr
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Hipaa
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Iso27001
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Pci
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Soc2
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Reliability
Status page
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for ai coding assistants. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Form
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous agent
SweepInline completion
Autonomy level
Amazon Q DeveloperAutonomous
SweepAgentic
Surface
Editor / surface support
Amazon Q DeveloperJetBrains, IntelliJ, VS Code, Visual Studio, Eclipse, AWS Console, CLI, GitHub,
SweepJetBrains IDEs (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, PhpStorm, Rider, CLion
AI
Model source
Amazon Q DeveloperSingle-vendor
SweepSingle-vendor
Deployment
Self-hostable / air-gapped
Amazon Q Developer✗
Sweep✗
Context
Codebase context
Amazon Q DeveloperRepo-wide indexing
SweepRepo-wide indexing
Editing
Multi-file edits
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Agentic
Runs commands / tools
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Data
Zero-data-retention option
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Security
Enterprise controls
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓
Ecosystem
Language coverage
Amazon Q DeveloperJava, .NET, and general programming languages
Sweep-
Commercial
Pricing model
Amazon Q Developer-
SweepPer-seat
Licensing
Open-source client
Amazon Q DeveloperClosed
SweepClosed

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader

Amazon Q Developer accelerates software development through real-time code generation, vulnerability detection, unit testing, and agentic automation. It integrates with popular IDEs (VS Code, JetBrains, Visual Studio, Eclipse), CLIs, AWS Console, and collaboration platforms like Teams and Slack, with a free tier offering 50 monthly agentic chat interactions and up to 1,000 lines of code transformation.

Independently observed

Sweep

A specialized coding assistant plugin for JetBrains IDEs that provides next-edit autocomplete suggestions and agentic coding capabilities. Uses proprietary models with privacy-first design and zero data retention.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
from $19/user/moHybridFree tier

Free tier with 50 agentic chats and 1,000 LOC transformation, or Pro at $19/user/month with 4,000 LOC and overage charges at $0.003/LOC

  • Free TierFree
    • 50 agentic chat interactions per month
    • 1,000 lines of code transformation per month
    • Code generation and inline suggestions
    • Vulnerability scanning
    • AWS Console access
    • +1 more
  • Pro Tier$19/user/month plus $0.003 per extra line of code (includes 4,000 LOC)
    • 4,000 lines of code transformation per month per user (pooled at account level)
    • Unlimited agentic chat interactions
    • Java and .NET app transformation capabilities
    • Pay-as-you-go overage: $0.003 per line of code above included allocation
    • Full code generation, testing, and security features
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Sweep

from $10/moSubscriptionFree tier

Free trial. From $10/month for unlimited autocomplete; $20 Pro and $60 Ultra for power users.

  • Free TrialFree
    • 1,000 Autocompletes
    • $5 API credits included
    • All JetBrains IDEs supported
    • Privacy Mode available
  • Basic$10/month
    • Unlimited autocomplete
  • Pro$20/month
    • Unlimited autocomplete
    • More API credits
    • Priority support
  • Ultra$60/month
    • Unlimited autocomplete
    • Highest API credit allocation
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
iOS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Android
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
CLI
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep–
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Amazon Q Developer✓
Sweep✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Amazon Q Developer

Leader
23 total
  • JetBrains
  • IntelliJ IDEA
  • Visual Studio
  • VS Code
  • Eclipse
  • AWS Console
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Slack
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • AWS Management Console
  • AWS CLI
  • GitHub Enterprise Cloud
  • Asana
  • 1Password
  • Tailscale
  • Brave Search API
  • AWS Marketplace
  • Vanta
  • Cast AI
  • Orca Security
  • TrendMicro Vision One
  • Aurora Endpoint Defense
Independently observed

Sweep

3 total
  • Web Search
  • Fetch Tools
  • Remote MCP Servers
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.